Washing-machine.



1. 1. WALSH.

WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATIONv FILED APR. 29,1916.

A non/vm JAMES J. WALSH', or EL1zAEE'rH- NEW JERSEY.

WASHING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 29, i9i7.

App1ication 1ed April 29, 1916. Serial No, 94,356.

To all 'whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, JAMES J. VALSH, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Elizabeth, in the county of Union and State of New Jersey, have invented ya new and improved lVashing-lvlachine, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact de scription. Y b

My invention relates to manually-operable washing machines of the rubbing type. An object-thereof is to 'provide a simple and inexpensive machine which is particularly adaptable for use with washtubs. ,A further. object of the invention is to provide a collapsible machine so that the same can be stored in a comparatively narrow space. A stillA furtherl object lof the invention is to provide a machine which can be easily and quickly Secured or removed from a washtub.

With the above and other objects in view, the nature of which will more fully. appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as herein fully described, illustrated and claimed. In the accompanying drawings, forming part of the application, similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a vertical cross section through my machine in the working position in a washtub on line 1-1, Fig. 2;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary vertical section on line 2 2, Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the ma-f chine in working position;. and

Fig. 4 is a section through a modified structure of a rubber.

Referring to the drawings, 5 is the rubber which has a pair of longitudinal bars 6 spaced by end walls 7 to which they are secured by bolts 7 passing through the'bars and end walls. The end walls 7 rise above the bars in a triangular-shaped portion to form an additional support for the boards 8 resting on the upper edges of the bars 6 and adapted to form a roof-like guard which prevents-the tangling of the clothes about the bars. The boards '8 are preferably apertured to reduce the resistance to the displacement of the rubber in the water. A bar 8 lies on the guard and forms an eX- tension thereof. K

An inverted U-shaped frame 9 is secured with the ends thereof to the end walls 7. The bottom 10 and the sides 11 of said U.

shaped frame are united by oblique ordiagonal portions 12 forminganintegral part of said U, on which grips 13 are provided for the manipulation of the frame. By providing grips obliquely to the vertical and horizontal the fatigue on the hands of the manipulator is considerably lessened, in view of the fact that the operator is bound not only to oscillate the frame to and fro but to raise the same at intervals.-

The sides of the frame are formed of two sections 14 and 14 connected pivotally by a Ushaped member 15,A secured rigidly to the section 14 below the upper end, and in which the section 14 is free to swing to fold against the edge of the section 14, in the direction indicated by the arrow a in Fig. l. The section 14 carries a U-shaped linky 16 to engage the section 14, whereby the sections 14 and 14 are locked together, as shown inthe drawing'. The frame 9 and links16 are disengaged from the section 14 by moving them in the direction of the arrow b, Fig. 1, whereby'the upper part of lghe 5frame 9 may be folded on to the rub- To secure the frame to a tub, clamps 18 are provided which are connected by a spacer 19, and, which clamps are free to turn on a rod 2O which is Shaped into a U with the extremities thereof securedv into sockets 21, each socket being in pivotal connection with a section 14 of the frame 9. The length of the spacer 19 is slightly less than the width of they U-shaped rod .20, so that the clamps 18 have a limited sliding movement on the bottom of the U-shaped rod 20 whereon they are free to turn. It will be noted that when it is necessary to secure the machine, any of the clamps may be engaged with one hand while the frame is supported by the other hand. The spacer 19 will cause the other clamp to participate in any movement of the clamp when manipulated, thus the two clamps may be easily engaged with a tub 22 andv clamped as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The U-shaped rod 20 constitutes the suspension means for the frame 9 on which it may be osoillated, and it also prevents side sway ing of the frame.

In the bottom of the tub a corrugated board 23 is provided previousbto securing the machine. The rod 20 is free to rotate in the secured clamps, and the frame 9 is free to swing on the rod 20. The rubber 5 will, therefore, maintain its contact with the corrugated surface 23 under the action of gravity at any position of the frairi The modified structure of the rubber shown in Fig. 4 has the guard in the shape of a board 24 Which extends directly over the bars 6 and over the end Walls 7. The board is surmounted by a transverse member 25 extending between the sections 14 of the frame to reinforce both the frame and the rubber and forming a part of the guard preventing the clothes from Winding about the rubber. The board 24 may, if desired, be perforated to facilitate the circulation of the liquid therethrough7 but this is not necessary.

While I have described the principle of operation, together With the device Which I now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that the device shown is merely illustrative and that such changes may be made as are Within the scope of the appended claims.

vided With an inverted U-shaped handle,

clamps adapted to be secured to a tub, and a U-shaped link pivoted to the clamps and having its members pivotally connected with the side members of the handle intermediate of the ends thereof. l

2. In a Washing machine, a rubber having an inverted U-shaped handle, clamps connected together and adapted to be secured to a tub, a U-shaped link pivotally mounted in the clamps, and sockets pivoted to the side Te i members of the handle intermediate of the of the link are secured.

AJAMES J. VALSH.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

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